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This jargon-free resource explains the who, what, why, and where of contemporary personal finance in simple, easy-to-grasp language, covering the key people, events, terms, tools, policies, and products that make up modern money management.

The ideal roadmap to 21st-century financial literacy, this layman's encyclopedia discusses ideas, concepts, events, and people that inform money management and personal finance. It explains the intricacies of things like investing, saving, debt, credit, and mortgages, and it drills down into complexities like the difference between 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans. Entries invite the reader to explore common financial topics, such as seeking credit counseling, using credit cards, buying a home, and choosing insurance. Issues such as identity theft, derivatives, and taxes are explored as well.

The unique work is topically organized with contributions from both academics and financial professionals. Entries are augmented by entertaining sidebar anecdotes and a glossary, and there is a useful feature that connects readers to online sources, enabling them to keep up with this fast-changing field. A one-stop resource ideal for individuals seeking to understand personal finance, this book will also prove valuable to students taking courses in finance and economics. All readers will come away better equipped to profit from money management and more skilled at making smart financial decisions.

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• Guide to Related Topics(p. xi)
• Preface(p. xxi)
• Introduction(p. xxv)
• Ideas and Concepts
• Accountant(p. 1)
• Affordable Care Act(p. 4)
• Alimony(p. 8)
• Annuity(p. 11)
• Asset Allocation(p. 14)
• Banking(p. 18)
• Bankruptcy(p. 21)
• Behavioral Finance(p. 23)
• Bonds(p. 26)
• Budget(p. 28)
• Capital Gains and Capital Losses(p. 31)
• Capitalism(p. 33)
• Cash(p. 36)
• Certificate of Deposit(p. 39)
• Checking Account(p. 41)
• Commodities(p. 44)
• Compound Interest/Return(p. 47)
• Condominium(p. 49)
• Consumer Credit/Debt(p. 52)
• Credit Card(p. 53)
• Credit (or Bond) Rating Agency(p. 55)
• Credit Report and Reporting Agencies(p. 59)
• Credit Score(p. 62)
• Credit Union(p. 65)
• Currency(p. 67)
• Debt(p. 70)
• Debt Collection(p. 74)
• Debt/Credit Counseling(p. 76)
• Deficit(p. 78)
• Deflation(p. 81)
• Delinquency(p. 83)
• Derivatives(p. 86)
• Digital Currency(p. 89)
• Disability Insurance(p. 92)
• Discount Rate(p. 95)
• Dividend Income(p. 98)
• Estate Planning(p. 100)
• Federal Reserve Bank(p. 103)
• Financial Advisor(p. 106)
• Flexible Saving Account(p. 108)
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP)(p. 111)
• Health Insurance(p. 113)
• Hedge Funds(p. 117)
• Homeowner's and Renter's Insurance(p. 119)
• Human Capital(p. 122)
• Identity Theft(p. 125)
• Index Mutual Funds(p. 127)
• Inflation(p. 130)
• Inflation-Protected Investments(p. 133)
• Interest Income and Payments(p. 136)
• Interest Rates(p. 138)
• Investing(p. 140)
• Liabilities(p. 143)
• Life Insurance(p. 145)
• Liquidity(p. 149)
• Loans(p. 152)
• Margin(p. 155)
• Medicaid(p. 157)
• Medicare(p. 160)
• Money Market Account(p. 162)
• Mortgage(p. 165)
• Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)(p. 168)
• Net Worth(p. 171)
• Online Personal Finance(p. 173)
• Opportunity Cost(p. 176)
• Pension Plans(p. 179)
• Portfolio Management(p. 182)
• Power of Attorney(p. 185)
• Probate(p. 187)
• Real Estate(p. 190)
• Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)(p. 193)
• Rent to Own(p. 195)
• Retirement(p. 198)
• Retirement Accounts(p. 201)
• Risk(p. 204)
• Risk Premium(p. 207)
• Savings Account(p. 208)
• Social Lending or Peer-to-Peer Lending(p. 211)
• Social Security(p. 213)
• Stock Market(p. 217)
• Stocks(p. 219)
• Systematic Market Risk(p. 222)
• Tax Deferral(p. 224)
• Tax Return, Federal(p. 227)
• Time Value of Money(p. 229)
• Treasury Securities(p. 233)
• Umbrella Insurance(p. 235)
• Unemployment(p. 238)
• U.S. Federal Tax System Overview(p. 241)
• Wills and Trusts(p. 245)
• Events
• Year 1930s: The Great Depression(p. 249)
• Year 1944: Creation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank at the Bretton Woods International Conference(p. 252)
• Year 1970s to 1980s: Economic Problems and the United States(p. 256)
• Year 1987: Stock Market Crash(p. 259)
• Year 1989-1991: U.S. Savings and Loan Crisis(p. 262)
• Year 1994; North American Free Trade Agreement between Mexico, Canada, and the United States (NAFTA)(p. 264)
• Year 1997-1998: Asian Financial Crisis(p. 268)
• Year 1999: Introduction of the Euro to World Financial Markets(p. 271)
• Year 2000: Bursting of the Dot-Com Technology Bubble(p. 275)
• Year 2001: Enron, the Failure of Corporate Finance and Governance(p. 278)
• Year 2002: Sarbanes-Oxley Act(p. 280)
• Year 2003-2011: Iraq War's Impact on the U.S. Economy(p. 283)
• Year 2005: Growth of China and India as World Economic Powers(p. 285)
• Year 2007-2008: Subprime Housing Crisis and Mortgage Meltdown(p. 288)
• Year 2007-2009: Global Recession and Breakdown of Major Wall Street Institutions(p. 292)
• Year 2010: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act(p. 296)
• Year 2011-20(2: European Debt Crisis(p. 299)
• People
• Bernankc, Ben S., 14th Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board(p. 303)
• Bloomberg, Michael R., American Politician and Businessperson(p. 305)
• Bogle, John, Founder of The Vanguard Group(p. 307)
• Buffett, Warren, Owner of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(p. 309)
• Bush, George W., 43rd President of the United States(p. 311)
• Clinton, William, 42nd President of the United States(p. 313)
• Geithner, Timothy R, 75th Secretary of the U.S. Treasury(p. 315)
• Greenspan, Alan, 13th Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board(p. 317)
• Lagarde. Christine, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund(p. 319)
• Markowitz, Harry M., Father of Modern Investment Portfolio Theory(p. 321)
• Obama, Barack, President of the United States(p. 324)
• Paulson Jr., Henry M., 74th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury(p. 326)
• Rubin, Robert j., 70th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury(p. 328)
• Schapiro, Mary, 29th Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission(p. 331)
• Shi Her, Robert J., 2013 Nobel Laureate in Economics(p. 333)
• Siebert, Muriel, First Woman to Own a Seal on the New York Stock Exchange(p. 336)
• Volcker, Paul A., 12th Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board(p. 338)
• Warren, Elizabeth, Former Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau(p. 340)
• Yellen, Janet, 15th Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board(p. 343)
• Glossary(p. 347)
• Bibliography(p. 371)
• About the Editor and Contributors(p. 377)
• Index(p. 381)

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CHOICE Review

Written for young adults learning to manage their finances, this single-volume financial literacy resource is designed to be a "comprehensive educational reference." Alphabetically organized entries explain approximately 90 financial terms and concepts (e.g., "compound interest/return," "liquidity," "opportunity cost")--all fundamental principles necessary for people to successfully manage personal financial activities. Editor Friedberg also features key events that have impacted the financial world (from the Great Depression to the 2011-12 European debt crisis), along with profiles of selected individuals who have made an impact (from Nobel laureates to presidents to recent and current chairs of the Federal Reserve Board). Each signed entry, contributed by diverse scholars and finance experts, varies in length from 1,000 to 2,000 words, offering examples to place the term or concept in historical context and providing bibliographical references to online sources. Cross-references to other topics along with a "Guide to Related Topics" section and a detailed index make it easy for readers to find information of interest. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduates and community college students; high school students; general readers. --LadyJane Hickey, Austin College

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Barbara Friedberg , MS, MBA, is CEO and editor of BarbaraFriedbergPersonalFinance.com, an investment education website. She was formerly a finance instructor at Santa Clara University and Lebanon Valley College and the former CFO and CIO at Cadco Realty, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.